List of American films of 1969

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This is a list of American films released in 1969.

Midnight Cowboy won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
100 Rifles	Tom Gries	Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Jim Brown	Western	20th Century Fox
Alice's Restaurant	Arthur Penn	Arlo Guthrie	Comedy	Based on Guthrie's song
Angel, Angel, Down We Go	Robert Thorn	Jennifer Jones	Drama
Angel in My Pocket	Alan Rafkin	Andy Griffith, Jerry Van Dyke	Comedy	Universal
The Appointment	Sidney Lumet	Omar Sharif, Anouk Aimée	Drama	MGM
The April Fools	Stuart Rosenberg	Jack Lemmon, Catherine Deneuve, Peter Lawford, Myrna Loy	Romantic comedy	National General Pictures
The Arrangement	Elia Kazan	Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway	Drama	Based on Kazan's novel
Bambi Meets Godzilla	Marv Newland		Animated short	2 minutes
The Big Bounce	Alex March	Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Van Heflin	Drama	Based on Elmore Leonard novel
The Big Cube	Tito Davison	Lana Turner, Dan O'Herlihy	Thriller
Blood of Dracula's Castle	Al Adamson	John Carradine, Robert Dix	Horror
Blue Movie	Andy Warhol	Viva	Adult film
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice	Paul Mazursky	Elliott Gould, Dyan Cannon, Natalie Wood, Robert Culp	Comedy	4 Oscar nominations
A Boy Named Charlie Brown	Bill Meléndez	Peter Robbins	Animated film	National General Pictures
The Bridge at Remagen	John Guillermin	George Segal, Ben Gazzara, E.G. Marshall	War	United Artists
The Bushbaby	John Trent	Margaret Brooks, Lou Gossett, Jr.	Family
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	George Roy Hill	Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross	Western	Winner of 4 Academy Awards

C–G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cactus Flower	Gene Saks	Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman	Comedy	Oscar for Hawn
Castle Keep	Sydney Pollack	Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Bruce Dern, Peter Falk	War	Columbia
The Chairman	J. Lee Thompson	Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill	Drama	Based on Jay Kennedy novel
Change of Habit	William A. Graham	Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore	Drama	Presley's last acting role
Change of Mind	Robert Stevens	Raymond St. Jacques, Susan Oliver	Sci-fi	Music by Duke Ellington
Changes	Hall Bartlett	Michele Carey, Jack Albertson	Drama
Chastity	Alessio de Paola	Cher, Stephen Whittaker	Drama	Written by Sonny Bono
Che!	Richard Fleischer	Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Cesare Danova	Biography	Story of Che Guevara
Childish Things	John Derek	Don Murray, Linda Evans	Drama
The Comic	Carl Reiner	Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney	Comedy	Columbia
Crooks and Coronets	Jim O'Connolly	Telly Savalas, Warren Oates	Crime	Warner-Pathe
Czechoslovakia 1968	Robert M. Fresco, Denis Sanders	Neville Chamberlain, Leonid Brezhnev	Documentary
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	Robert Butler	Kurt Russell	Comedy, family	Disney
Dance of Death	Jack Hill	Boris Karloff, Julissa	Horror
Death of a Gunfighter	Alan Smithee	Richard Widmark, Lena Horne	Western	First film "Alan Smithee" directed
De Sade	Cy Endfield	Keir Dullea, Senta Berger	Drama	Story of Marquis de Sade
The Devil's 8	Burt Topper	Christopher George, Fabian, Leslie Parrish	Crime	American International
Don't Drink the Water	Howard Morris	Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell	Comedy	From Woody Allen play
Downhill Racer	Michael Ritchie	Robert Redford, Gene Hackman	Drama	Ritchie's first film
Easy Rider	Dennis Hopper	Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson	Drama	Nicholson's first Academy Award nomination
Eggshells	Tobe Hooper	Kim Henkel, Amy Lester	Drama
The Extraordinary Seaman	John Frankenheimer	David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda, Mickey Rooney	War comedy	MGM
Eye of the Cat	David Lowell Rich	Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt	Horror	Universal
The Fantastic Plastic Machine	Eric Blum	Jay North	Documentary
The Female Bunch	Al Adamson	Russ Tamblyn, Lon Chaney, Jr.	Action	Troma Entertainment
Gaily, Gaily	Norman Jewison	Beau Bridges, Brian Keith, Margot Kidder	Comedy	Based on book by Ben Hecht
The Gay Deceivers	Bruce Kessler	Kevin Coughlin	Comedy
The Girl Who Knew Too Much	Francis D. Lyon	Adam West, Nancy Kwan	Drama	Unreleased on VHS, DVD
Girl in Gold Boots	Ted V. Mikels	Bara Byrnes	Drama	MST3K
The Girl Who Returned	Lloyd Kaufman	Michael Herz	Comedy	Made on $2,000 budget
Goodbye, Columbus	Larry Peerce	Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman	Romance	Based on Philip Roth novel
Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Herbert Ross	Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark	Musical, drama	Remake of 1939 film
The Grasshopper	Jerry Paris	Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Brown, Joseph Cotten	Drama	National General Pictures
Guns of the Magnificent Seven	Paul Wendkos	George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Reni Santoni, Monte Markham, Bernie Casey	Western	Sequel to The Magnificent Seven
The Gypsy Moths	John Frankenheimer	Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman	Drama	Based on James Drought novel

H–M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Hail, Hero!	David Miller	Michael Douglas, Teresa Wright	Drama	National General Pictures
The Happy Ending	Richard Brooks	Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones, John Forsythe, Bobby Darin, Teresa Wright, Nanette Fabray	Drama	United Artists; 2 Oscar nominations
Hello, Dolly!	Gene Kelly	Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew, Danny Lockin, Tommy Tune, Louis Armstrong	Musical	Based on the Broadway show; 7 Oscar nominations
Hello Down There	Jack Arnold	Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Jim Backus	Comedy	Paramount
Hook, Line & Sinker	George Marshall	Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford, Anne Francis	Comedy	Lewis' last film for Columbia
How to Commit Marriage	Norman Panama	Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane Wyman	Comedy	Wyman's final film
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium	Mel Stuart	Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane	Comedy	United Artists
The Illustrated Man	Jack Smight	Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom	Science-fiction	Story by Ray Bradbury
Impasse	Richard Benedict	Burt Reynolds, Anne Francis	Adventure
It Takes All Kinds	Eddie Davis	Vera Miles, Robert Lansing	Crime
John and Mary	Peter Yates	Mia Farrow, Dustin Hoffman, Olympia Dukakis	Romance	20th Century Fox
Justine	George Cukor	Robert Forster, Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Michael York	Drama	Based on Lawrence Durrell novel
Krakatoa, East of Java	Bernard L. Kowalski	Brian Keith, Maximilian Schell, Sal Mineo	Disaster film	1 Academy Award nomination
Land Raiders	Nathan Juran	Telly Savalas, Arlene Dahl	Western
Last Summer	Frank Perry	Barbara Hershey, Catherine Burns, Bruce Davison	Drama	Oscar nomination for Burns
The Learning Tree	Gordon Parks	Kyle Johnson, Malcolm Atterbury, Dana Elcar	Drama	Warner Bros.
Lola	Richard Donner	Susan George, Charles Bronson	Drama	A.I.P.
Lost Flight	Leonard J. Horn	Lloyd Bridges, Bobby Van, Anne Francis	Drama	Universal
The Lost Man	Robert Alan Aurthur	Sidney Poitier, Joanna Shimkus	Drama	Universal
Love Camp 7	Lee Frost	Kathy Williams, Maria Lease	Thriller
The Love God?	Nat Hiken	Don Knotts, Anne Francis, Edmond O'Brien	Comedy	Universal
Mackenna's Gold	J. Lee Thompson	Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Julie Newmar	Western	Based on Heck Allen novel
The Madwoman of Chaillot	Bryan Forbes	Katharine Hepburn, Yul Brynner, Paul Henreid	Comedy	Based on Jean Giraudoux play
Marlowe	Paul Bogart	James Garner, Rita Moreno, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Bruce Lee	Mystery	Based on Raymond Chandler novel
Marooned	John Sturges	Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, David Janssen, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Mariette Hartley, Nancy Kovack	Science-fiction	Oscar for visual effects
Medium Cool	Haskell Wexler	Robert Forster, Verna Bloom	Drama	Set at 1968 Democratic Convention
Midas Run	Alf Kjellin	Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Fred Astaire	Comedy
Midnight Cowboy	John Schlesinger	Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Brenda Vaccaro, Sylvia Miles	Drama	Oscar for Best Picture
The Monitors	Jack Shea	Guy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Avery Schreiber, Sherry Jackson	Science-fiction, comedy	Based on Keith Laumer novel
My Side of the Mountain	James B. Clark	Theodore Bikel, Teddy Eccles	Family	Based on Jean George novel

N–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Naked Angels	Bruce D. Clark	Richard Rust, Michael Greene	Biker film
Nightmare in Wax	Bud Townsend	Cameron Mitchell	Horror
Number One	Tom Gries	Charlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce Dern	Drama	Features New Orleans Saints
Paint Your Wagon	Joshua Logan	Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Jean Seberg	Musical, western	Paramount; based on Lerner and Loewe show
Popi	Arthur Hiller	Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno	Comedy, drama	United Artists
Putney Swope	Robert Downey, Sr.	Arnold Johnson, Antonio Fargas	Comedy
The Rain People	Francis Ford Coppola	Shirley Knight, James Caan, Robert Duvall	Drama	First American Zoetrope film
Rascal	Norman Tokar	Bill Mumy, Steve Forrest	Family	Disney
The Reivers	Mark Rydell	Steve McQueen	Comedy	Story by William Faulkner
Riot	Buzz Kulik	Gene Hackman, Jim Brown	Action	Paramount
The Royal Hunt of the Sun	Irving Lerner	Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport	Historical	Based on the play by Peter Shaffer
Salesman	Albert Maysles, David Maysles	Paul Brennan	Documentary
Sam Whiskey	Arnold Laven	Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson	Western	United Artists
The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet	Bethel Buckalew	Deirdre Nelson	Adult comedy
The Secret of Santa Vittoria	Stanley Kramer	Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi	Comedy, drama	Golden Globe for Best Comedy
Shark!	Samuel Fuller	Burt Reynolds, Arthur Kennedy, Silvia Pinal	Action	Troma
Slaves	Herbert Biberman	Stephen Boyd, Dionne Warwick, Ossie Davis	Drama
Some Kind of a Nut	Garson Kanin	Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Rosemary Forsyth	Comedy	United Artists
The Sterile Cuckoo	Alan J. Pakula	Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire	Drama	2 Oscar nominations
Stiletto	Bernard L. Kowalski	Alex Cord, Britt Ekland, Patrick O'Neal	Crime	Avco Embassy
Support Your Local Sheriff	Burt Kennedy	James Garner, Walter Brennan, Joan Hackett	Comedy	United Artists
Sweet Charity	Bob Fosse	Shirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera, Ricardo Montalbán, John McMartin, Paula Kelly, Sammy Davis, Jr.	Musical	Based on Broadway show; written by Neil Simon; 3 Academy Award nominations

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Take the Money and Run	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Janet Margolin	Comedy	First film directed by Allen
A Talent for Loving	Richard Quine	Richard Widmark, Cesar Romero, Caroline Munro	Western, comedy	Paramount
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here	Abraham Polonsky	Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake	Drama, western	Polonsky's first film in 21 years
That Cold Day in the Park	Robert Altman	Sandy Dennis	Drama	Based on Peter Miles novel
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?	Sydney Pollack	Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Gig Young, Susannah York, Red Buttons	Drama	Oscar for Young
Topaz	Alfred Hitchcock	John Forsythe, Roscoe Lee Browne, John Vernon	Thriller	Based on Leon Uris novel
Trilogy	Frank Perry	Geraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton, Mildred Natwick	Drama	Based on stories by Truman Capote
The Trouble with Girls	Peter Tewksbury	Elvis Presley, Sheree North, Dabney Coleman, Vincent Price	Drama	MGM
True Grit	Henry Hathaway	John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Dennis Hopper, Robert Duvall	Western	Oscar for Wayne
The Undefeated	Andrew V. McLaglen	John Wayne, Rock Hudson	Western	NFL's Roman Gabriel co-stars
The Valley of Gwangi	Jim O'Connolly	James Franciscus	Sci-fi	Special effects by Ray Harryhausen
Viva Max!	Jerry Paris	Peter Ustinov, Jonathan Winters, Pamela Tiffin	Comedy	Based on Jim Lehrer novel
The Wedding Party	Brian De Palma	Jill Clayburgh, Robert De Niro	Comedy	1963 college student film
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?	Lee H. Katzin	Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth	Horror	Based on Ursula Curtiss novel
Where It's At	Garson Kanin	David Janssen, Don Rickles, Rosemary Forsyth	Drama	United Artists
The Wild Bunch	Sam Peckinpah	William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sánchez, Emilio Fernández	Western	Warner Bros.; 2 Oscar nominations
Winning	James Goldstone	Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner	Drama	Features Indy 500 drivers
The Wonderful Land of Oz	Barry Mahon	Al Joseph	Musical
The Wrecking Crew	Phil Karlson	Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Sharon Tate	Spy comedy	One of Matt Helm series
Young Billy Young	Burt Kennedy	Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson	Western	United Artists

External links

• 1969 films at the Internet Movie Database